{"product_id":"9780071416238","title":"The Weight-Loss Diaries","description":"From \u003ci\u003eShape\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's popular \"Weight-Loss Diary\" columnist comes a hilarious, sometimes heartwrenching look at the daily struggle of dieting.\u003cp\u003e    In this frank and funny book, Courtney Rubin shares what she learned about dieting—and herself—in more than two years of chronicling her battle to keep food from consuming her life. As engaging as her famous column, \u003ci\u003eThe Weight-Loss Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e is part memoir, part how-to, and always entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    An honest and brave account of what it feels like, day in and day out, often year in and year out, to try to lose a significant amount of weight, \u003ci\u003eThe Weight-Loss Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e is:    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn unashamed tale of binges, fashion fiascos, setbacks, and ultimate success   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA light-hearted, laugh-out-loud look at the most ridiculous excuses for ending or cheating on a diet   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA no-holds-barred account of the author's dark days of flirting with eating disorders and constantly calculating and recalculating calories \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e    With insight, humor, and courage, Rubin explores diet and food issues, as well as her self-sabotaging habits during dieting, in ways that everyone struggling with weight loss will find both instructive and inspiring.\u003cp\u003e    \u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Courtney Rubin is an award-winning journalist. For two years, she wrote the \"Weight-Loss Diary\" column for \u003ci\u003eShape\u003c\/i\u003e, the highest-circulation women's health and fitness magazine. Rubin is currently a senior writer at \u003ci\u003eWashingtonian\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.    \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGraw-Hill Companies, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011479257328,"sku":"9780071416238","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780071416238_p0.jpg?v=1763634893","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780071416238","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}